Jani SOTA was born on February 8, 1966. He graduated in History at the University of Tirana. He graduated from the Faculty of History and Philology at the University of Tirana, Albania. He holds a bachelor's degree in "High School Teacher with First History and Second Geography". He then studied for a Master of Science at the Postgraduate School of the University of Tirana, and in 2010, received the degree of "Doctor" in History at the University of Tirana. He is currently an Associate Professor Doctor and lecturer at the Faculty of Education at the "Aleksandër Moisiu" University of Durrës.
He has been the Dean of the Faculty of Education, Head of the Department of Sociology and Deputy Dean of the same Faculty. The field of his scientific research activity is related to the general history of education and educational institutions. He has published books (monographs), textbooks and scientific articles in Albanian and foreign magazines, as well as numerous articles in Albanian daily newspapers. He has also participated in many international and national scientific conferences at home and abroad. He continues to teach as an external lecturer at the Faculty of History and Philology at the University of Tirana.